Which to use
“supportée” is a verb and “supposée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,170
- “supportée” frequency rank
- #10,792
- “supposée” frequency rank
- 46962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supportée | supposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de supporter. | Féminin singulier de l’adjectif supposé. |
Where the eye mixes supportée and supposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. supportée runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against supposée's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses supportée with supposée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: supportée is \sy.pɔʁ.te\ while supposée is \sy.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supportée is recorded at frequency rank #36,170, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.pɔʁ.te\. supposée is at rank #10,792, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sy.po.ze\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46962, this pair ranks #190,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supportée vs supposée
Shared letters: eopsué. Private to "supportée": rt. Private to "supposée": -.
"supportée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "supposée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "supportée" and "supposée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "supportée" or "supposée" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "supportée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supportée" and "supposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supportée vs supportées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #190,675 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.